dadog13 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Thanks for sharing. It's a nice commercial. I'm still wondering how the hell some experts here can tell the difference though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 cool video ... thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asf Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Does anyone know whats the purpose of throwing the cases into that water bath with the "rocks" in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkBachs Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Is it just me or can you really tell that Rolex steel is brighter than the rep steel? I have this stuck in my head and can't seem to get over it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammandel Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Rolex polishing methods are of course superior to that of reps, most people find after refinishing/cleaning the bracelets of reps alot of 'dirt' or other residues come off. Referring you to my 904L thread just to clarify that Rolex BRACELETS are not 904L but 316, the very same metal as our reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One4adventure Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Does anyone know whats the purpose of throwing the cases into that water bath with the "rocks" in it It is called tumbling and is used to deburr stampings prior to polishing, otherwise the burrs will tear up the buffing wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Is it just me or can you really tell that Rolex steel is brighter than the rep steel? I have this stuck in my head and can't seem to get over it... Yes you can, in correct lighting. But the difference is so small that it's pretty much meaningless. Here's my gen and rep side-by-side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Yes, you can tell the difference, but it is not because of the metal but rather the polishing technique. If you will take the pain to do some polishing with rep with the very high quality compound sold by Bergeon, you can basically achieve at least 90% of the gen. brightness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Nothing shines like Rolex 904L steel Seriously though, if what Ammandel says is true, that only the case is 904L, not the bracelet, then this so-called "white gold look" or "white hue" or "white sheen" or white whatever of the bracelet must merely be the result of superior polishing/finishing technique. I recall RobbieG often mentioning that his Rhodium DJ looked whiter than 316L rep steel, and that it had a white hue to it. Maybe the bracelet on his DJ was made of the white gold looking 904L after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klocklind1 Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 VERY nice video indeed The rolex factory is VERY big and the main building where they make the watches ( storage!) is 6 ! floors UNDER the ground!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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